[My version of lynx doesn't support https URLs, otherwise I'd join the fun, but FYI... --Declan] --- Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 17:29:58 -0500 (EST) From: Steve Mann <mannat_private> To: declanat_private Subject: Trying to get a response from Network Solutions (Verisign) Cc: mannat_private Here's something your PoliTech readers might find interesting: --------included file-------- I've been trying to transfer from the domain name monopoly (Netsol/Verisign) to another registrar, but they keep making it harder and harder to transfer. (See http://wearcam.org/verisign/) I've tried phone calls, faxes, letters, but no luck. One of the reasons I'm transferring is that I don't agree to their Terms and Conditions, and they even have Terms and Conditions to "Agree" to in order to terminate service with them. I was going to Ouijagree (e.g. get a bunch of friends to sit around the mouse/planchette, and make the spirits of the dead be bound by their Terms and Conditions, (href=http://wearcam.org/ouiki/index.htm) but I thought another approach would be the following shell script, which would hopefully help them get the message that I'd like to switch registrars. If others would be willing to help me in transferring this domain, please consider running the following shell script. If enough people run it, perhaps it would get their attention. I've just finished being on "hold" for 2 hours on the telephone, and I'd really rather have my computer do the work+waiting, rather than me: #!/usr/bin/perl while (1) { $commandstr = sprintf("lynx -dump https://registrar-transfers.com/\?h=bf97ce18c1f368afb106699eea6e802e >> temp.txt"); ($sec, $min, $hour, $mday, $mon, $year, $wday, $yday, $isdst)=localtime(time); $d=sprintf("$sec, $min, $hour, $mday, $mon, $year, $wday, $yday, $isdst"); $datecommand = sprintf("echo $d >> temp.txt"); printf("lynx $d\n"); system($datecommand); system($commandstr); } The logfile allows a graph to later be plotted of update frequency as a function of time. This might also form a nice experiment to see if enough requests are made, do they get the message? ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. To subscribe to Politech: http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Declan McCullagh's photographs are at http://www.mccullagh.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Like Politech? Make a donation here: http://www.politechbot.com/donate/ Recent CNET News.com articles: http://news.search.com/search?q=declan -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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